Re: [boost] [1.37.0][serialization] Assertion failed at libs/serialization/src/extended_type_info.cpp:92

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.37.0][serialization] Assertion failed at libs/serialization/src/extended_type_info.cpp:92
From: troy d. straszheim (troy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-22 22:36:58

Hartmut Kaiser wrote:
>
> My setup: Linux 64Bit, gcc 4.2.4, serialization is used for polymorphic
> objects loaded from different shared libraries, shared libraries are loaded
> with dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL|RTLD_LAZY).
> 

Hey Hartmut,

1. What does the output of 'gcc --verbose' give you?   I'm looking for
    some flags that show how gcc was built, specifically one involving
    __cxa_atexit (i'm just following a hunch)
2. Have you tried dlopening these libs with (RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL)?

-t

> Assertion (extended_type_info.cpp:92) occurs during program termination
> (after main returned), during dlclose().
> 
> If anything else isn't possible, would it be appropriate to change the
> related code (before the release!) from:
> 
>         assert(start != end);
> 
>         // remove entry in map which corresponds to this type
>         do{
>             if(this == *start)
>                 x.erase(start++);
>             else
> 		    ++start;
>         }while(start != end);
> 
> To:
> 
>         assert(start != end);
> 
>         // remove entry in map which corresponds to this type
>         while(start != end) {
>             if(this == *start)
>                 x.erase(start++);
>             else
> 		    ++start;
>         }
> 
> Which wouldn't remove the problem, but at least avoids hanging the program
> if assertions are off...
> 
> Regards Hartmut
> 
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